I'm a Dallasite by birth (VERY rare these daze). I've played some instrument or another all my life.

I'm not really "new" here. I've played several times on the MudCat Radio program by phone. I've lurked around a bit and GUEST commented on many occasions.

I play all styles of music. My favorite being "that which I'm playing at the time."

I too, know of SARAH2's Sand Mountain in Houston. John (the owner w a y back then) paid me $15 one night when I was stone broke and still wet (as a folker) behind the ears. I still see him at the Kerrville Folk Festival most years and purchased a Breedlove from him at his shop (Sand Mountain Music) a couple of years ago. I've swapped with Townes, BW, Willie, Phil Ochs, Jerry Jeff, Seeger and a slew of others in different genre's and opened for a number of pretty fair performers.

I'm still waiting for a visit down here from (I believe)Rick. He wanted me to teach him what I was playing on his show.

This is a great community. Eventually some do die by fire, but there are more than enough new replacements (it keeps growing and growing and growing . . .)